Struggling to maintain control of your blood sugar? A gluten-free diet may be the answer! If you have one autoimmune disorder, you have a 30-50% greater risk of developing another, and both type 1 diabetes and celiac disease fall into that category.
As more and more research points to an enormous overlap between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, it is in our best interests to mitigate additional risk by getting screened and/or adopting a gluten-free or Paleo diet to mitigate further risk. Today Nadine discusses the prevalence of diabetes, several research studies that explore the connection between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, and the potential risks for type 1 diabetics who are undiagnosed celiac patients.
Listen and learn how your diet may be affecting your blood sugar and why going gluten-free could improve your health and quality of life!
What’s Discussed:The prevalence of diabetes
The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Symptoms of type 1 diabetes
The enormous genetic overlap between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease
The importance of testing all type 1 diabetics for celiac disease annually
The consequences of undiagnosed celiac disease in children with type 1 diabetes
The decreased quality of life for type 1 diabetics who are undiagnosed celiac
Research studies re: the percentages of type 1 diabetics who also have celiac disease
Nadine’s anecdotal evidence of the overlap
Health risks associated with an inability to control blood sugar
Why carb counting doesn’t control blood sugar
The diet Nadine recommends for type 1 diabetics
The benefits of a gluten-free diet for type 1 diabetics
The lack of uniformity in screening guidelines
Additional autoimmune diseases that may be avoided with a gluten-free diet
Potential triggers for autoimmune disorders
Treatments for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
The dangers of maintaining high blood sugar
The long history of a connection between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease
The need for information re: the connection in diabetic education services
Resources:“Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease: The Effects of Gluten Free Diet on Metabolic Control” in the World Journal of Diabetes
“Co-occurrence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Celiac Disease” in the World Journal of Diabetes
“Screening for Coeliac Disease in Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Myths, Facts and Controversy in Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
“The Prevalence of Coeliac Disease in Libyan Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus” in Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews
“Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Celiac Disease: Prevalence and Effect on Clinical and Histological Presentation” in BMC Gastroenterology
“Coexistence of Coeliac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes” in Przeglad Gastroenterologiczny
“Screening for Celiac Disease in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review” in AAP News and Journals
Connect with Nadine:Contact via Email
‘Your Skin on Gluten’ on YouTube
Books by Nadine:Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
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